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{{short description|none}}The Episcopal Church (TEC) is governed by a General Convention and consists of 99 dioceses in the United States proper, plus eleven dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories and the diocese of Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, for a total of 111 dioceses.A diocese, which is led by a bishop, includes all the parishes and missions within its borders, which usually correspond to a state or a portion of a state. Some dioceses includes portions of more than one state. For example, the Diocese of Washington includes the District of Columbia and part of Maryland.

Overview

The naming convention for the domestic dioceses, for the most part, is after the state in which they are located or a portion of that state (for example, Northern Michigan or West Texas).Usually (though not always), in a state where there is more than one diocese, the area where the Episcopal Church (or Church of England before the American Revolution) started in that state is the diocese that bears the name of that state. For example, the Church of England's first outpost in what is now Georgia was in Savannah, hence the Diocese of Georgia is based in Savannah.There are, however, many dioceses named for their see city or another city in the diocese. A few are named for a river, island, valley or other geographical feature. The list below includes the see city in parentheses if different from the name of the diocese or unclear from its name.The see city usually has a cathedral, often the oldest parish in that city, but some dioceses do not have a cathedral. The dioceses of Iowa and Minnesota each have two cathedrals. Occasionally the diocesan offices and the cathedral are in separate cities.

Provinces

The dioceses are grouped into nine provinces, the first eight of which, for the most part, correspond to regions of the U.S. Province IX is composed of dioceses in Latin America. Province II and Province VIII also include dioceses outside of the U.S.Unlike in many churches of the Anglican Communion, in which provinces are helmed by a primate or presiding bishop from the clergy, provinces of TEC are led by lay executive directors or presidents. Decisions are made at each province's Synod of the Province, consisting of a House of Bishops and House of Deputies. Lay and clergy Deputies are elected, two from each diocese.Provinces of TEC are not to be confused with provinces of the Anglican Communion, as TEC itself is one such province of the Communion.

List of provinces and their dioceses

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Province I	Province of New England	Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut>Diocese of Connecticut	Hartford, Connecticut>Hartford| 1785| 153| 37,322| 7,383	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Maine>Diocese of Maine	Portland, Maine>Portland, ME|1820| 57| 8,534| 2,410	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts>Diocese of Massachusetts|Boston|1784| 162| 47,642| 8,536	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire>Diocese of New Hampshire	Concord, New Hampshire>Concord|1832| 44| 10,528| 2,191	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island>Diocese of Rhode Island	Providence, Rhode Island>Providence|1790| 52| 13,055| 2,964	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Vermont>Diocese of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont>Burlington|1832| 45| 4,542| 1,361	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts>Diocese of Western Massachusetts	Springfield, Massachusetts>Springfield, MA|1901| 50| 11,498| 2,392	100px)

Province II	The International Atlantic Province orProvince of New York and New Jersey	Episcopal Diocese of Albany>Diocese of Albany	Albany, New York>Albany|1868| 102| 9,401| 2,977	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Central New York>Diocese of Central New York	Syracuse, New York>Syracuse| 1868| 79| 8,791| 2,306	100px)

Paris| 1859| 20| 2,371| 734	100px)

Episcopal Church of Cuba>Diocese of Cuba|Havana| 1901| 44| 1,647| 725	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Haiti>Diocese of Haiti| Port-au-Prince| 1861| 120| 97,909| 10,160	100px)

Diocese of Long Island	Garden City, New York>Garden City| 1868| 128| 36,543| 7,239	(File:ECUSA Long Island.png|100px)

Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey>Diocese of New Jersey	Trenton, New Jersey>Trenton| 1785| 136| 31,724| 7,142	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of New York>Diocese of New York| New York City| 1787| 191| 42,985| 8,786	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Newark>Diocese of Newark	Newark, New Jersey>Newark| 1874| 94| 18,743| 3,862	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico>Diocese of Puerto Rico	San Juan, Puerto Rico>San Juan| 1920| 56| 3,438| 1,553	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Rochester>Diocese of Rochester	Rochester, New York>Rochester| 1931| 48| 6,807| 2,004	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin Islands>Diocese of the Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands>Charlotte Amalie| 1985| 13| 1,989| 804	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Western New York>Diocese of Western New York{{refn	name=note 1		ACCESS-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023	DATE=OCT 26, 2018, }}	Buffalo, New York>Buffalo| 1839| 56| 6,779| 1,570	100px)

Province III	Province of Washington	Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem>Diocese of Bethlehem	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania>Bethlehem| 1871| 57| 7,242| 1,851	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania>Diocese of Central Pennsylvania	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania>Harrisburg| 1904| 61| 8,403| 2,436	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Delaware>Diocese of Delaware	Wilmington, Delaware>Wilmington| 1785| 32| 7,353| 2,068	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Easton>Diocese of Easton	Easton, Maryland>Easton| 1888| 38| 6,840| 1,622	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Maryland>Diocese of Maryland	Baltimore, Maryland>Baltimore| 1780| 100| 27,713| 5,666	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania>Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania{{refn	name=note 1}}	Erie, Pennsylvania>Erie| 1910| 32| 2,763| 874	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania>Diocese of Pennsylvania| Philadelphia| 1784| 133| 32,857| 7,286	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh>Diocese of Pittsburgh| Pittsburgh| 1865| 34| 8,536| 1,493	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia>Diocese of Southern Virginia	Newport News, Virginia>Newport News| 1892| 101| 20,411| 5,456	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia>Diocese of Southwestern Virginia	Roanoke, Virginia>Roanoke| 1919| 50| 8,411| 2,475	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Virginia>Diocese of Virginia	Richmond, Virginia>Richmond (offices)Orkney Springs (cathedral shrine)| 1785| 179| 62,394| 13,176	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Washington>Diocese of Washington| Washington, D.C.| 1895| 85| 30,992| 6,963	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia>Diocese of West Virginia	Charleston, West Virginia>Charleston, WV| 1877| 60| 6,139| 1,529	100px)

Province IV	Province of (Sewanee: The University of the South|Sewanee)	Episcopal Diocese of Alabama>Diocese of Alabama	Birmingham, Alabama>Birmingham| 1844| 88| 29,511| 6,533	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta>Diocese of Atlanta| Atlanta| 1907| 91| 43,349| 8,695	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida>Diocese of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida>Orlando| 1969| 82| 22,008| 8,044	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast>Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast	Pensacola, Florida>Pensacola (offices)Mobile (cathedral)| 1970| 61| 17,154| 3,775	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina>Diocese of East Carolina	Kinston, North Carolina>Kinston| 1863| 67| 15,022| 4,086	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee>Diocese of East Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee>Knoxville| 1985| 46| 13,233| 3,539	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Florida>Diocese of Florida| Jacksonville| 1838| 66| 22,924| 5,517	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Georgia>Diocese of Georgia	Savannah, Georgia>Savannah| 1823| 66| 12,453| 3,745	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky>Diocese of Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky>Louisville| 1832| 33| 6,824| 1,841	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Lexington>Diocese of Lexington	Lexington, Kentucky>Lexington| 1896| 34| 6,053| 1,757	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana>Diocese of Louisiana| New Orleans| 1838| 46| 13,739| 2,845	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi>Diocese of Mississippi	Jackson, Mississippi>Jackson, MS| 1850| 80| 17,399| 4,328	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina>Diocese of North Carolina	Raleigh, North Carolina>Raleigh| 1823| 109| 42,784| 8,124	100px)

Episcopal Church in South Carolina>Diocese of South Carolina	Charleston, South Carolina>Charleston, SC| 1785| 31| 7,476| 2,050	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida>Diocese of Southeast Florida| Miami| 1969| 74| 27,492| 6,166	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida>Diocese of Southwest Florida	Sarasota, Florida>Parrish (offices) St. Petersburg (cathedral)| 1969| 78| 24,875| 7,820	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee>Diocese of Tennessee	Nashville, Tennessee>Nashville| 1834| 45| 15,334| 3,887	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina>Diocese of Upper South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina>Columbia| 1922| 59| 21,257| 4,853	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee>Diocese of West Tennessee	Memphis, Tennessee>Memphis| 1985| 29| 6,396| 1,837	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina>Diocese of Western North Carolina| Asheville| 1922| 60| 12,724| 4,214	100px)

Province V	Province of the Midwest	Episcopal Diocese of Chicago>Diocese of Chicago| Chicago| 1823| 120| 27,103| 6,315	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan>Diocese of Eastern Michigan{{refn	name=note 2		TITLE=TWO MICHIGAN DIOCESES TO SHARE BISHOP, CHARTING PATH FORWARD TOGETHER IN SPIRIT OF INNOVATION	ACCESS-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023	DATE=JUN 14, 2019, }}	Saginaw, Michigan>Saginaw| 1994| 43| 3,803| 1,174	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire>Diocese of Eau Claire{{refn	name=note 3		TITLE=WITH DIOCESE OF EAU CLAIRE AT A CROSSROADS, WISCONSIN’S THREE DIOCESES EYE GREATER COLLABORATION	ACCESS-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023	DATE=MAR 16, 2021, }}	Eau Claire, Wisconsin>Eau Claire| 1929| 19| 970| 380	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac>Diocese of Fond du Lac{{refn	name=note 3}}	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin>Fond du Lac| 1875| 32| 3,503| 1,162	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis>Diocese of Indianapolis{{refn	name=note 4		ACCESS-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023	DATE= JAN 30, 2023, }}| Indianapolis| 1849| 48| 8,103| 2,636	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Michigan>Diocese of Michigan| Detroit| 1832| 70| 13,548| 3,692	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee>Diocese of Milwaukee{{refn	name=note 3}}| Milwaukee| 1835| 48| 6,401| 2,051	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Missouri>Diocese of Missouri	St. Louis, Missouri>St. Louis| 1841| 41| 9,168| 2,218	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana>Diocese of Northern Indiana{{refn	name=note 4}}	South Bend, Indiana>South Bend| 1888| 32| 3,068| 1,113	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan>Diocese of Northern Michigan	Marquette, Michigan>Marquette| 1895| 21| 968| 292	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Ohio>Diocese of Ohio	Cleveland, Ohio>Cleveland| 1818| 82| 14,504| 3,608	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio>Diocese of Southern Ohio	Cincinnati, Ohio>Cincinnati| 1875| 71| 15,204| 4,023	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Springfield>Diocese of Springfield	Springfield, Illinois>Springfield, IL| 1877| 33| 3,434| 1,000	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan>Diocese of Western Michigan{{refn	name=note 2}}	Portage, Michigan>PortageKalamazoo (offices)| 1874| 55| 6,566| 2,199	100px)

Province VI	Province of the Northwest	Episcopal Diocese of Colorado>Diocese of Colorado	Denver, Colorado>Denver| 1875| 93| 19,816| 6,144	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Iowa>Diocese of Iowa	Des Moines, Iowa>Des Moines (offices, one cathedral)Davenport (cathedral)| 1854| 58| 5,288| 1,573	100px)

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Minneapolis, Minnesota>Minneapolis (offices, one cathedral)Faribault (cathedral)| 1859| 90| 15,357| 3,432	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Montana>Diocese of Montana	Helena, Montana>Helena| 1904| 32| 3,354| 917	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska>Diocese of Nebraska	Omaha, Nebraska>Omaha| 1865| 51| 5,873| 1,703	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota>Diocese of North Dakota	Fargo, North Dakota>Fargo| 1883| 19| 2,236| 490	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota>Diocese of South Dakota| Sioux Falls| 1971| 78| 6,515| 1,509	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming>Diocese of Wyoming	Casper, Wyoming>Casper (offices)Laramie (cathedral)| 1909| 44| 5,776| 1,314	100px)

Province VII	Province of the Southwest	Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas>Diocese of Arkansas| Little Rock| 1869| 54| 12,989| 3,056	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Dallas>Diocese of Dallas| Dallas| 1895| 63| 27,685| 7,752	(File:ECUSA Dallas.png|100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Kansas>Diocese of Kansas| Topeka| 1864| 44| 6,863| 2,039	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas>Diocese of Northwest Texas	Lubbock, Texas>Lubbock| 1958| 25| 4,749| 1,224	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma>Diocese of Oklahoma	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma>Oklahoma City| 1937| 64| 13,517| 3,901	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande>Diocese of the Rio Grande| Albuquerque| 1881| 48| 9,638| 2,363	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Texas>Diocese of Texas| Houston| 1849| 166| 72,569| 16,495	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri>Diocese of West Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri>Kansas City, MO| 1890| 47| 8,709| 2,386	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of West Texas>Diocese of West Texas	San Antonio, Texas>San Antonio| 1874| 85| 19,450| 5,943	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas>Diocese of Western Kansas	Salina, Kansas>Salina| 1971| 23| 1,192| 415	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana>Diocese of Western Louisiana	Pineville, Louisiana>Pineville (offices)Shreveport (cathedral)| 1979| 42| 7,760| 1,868	100px)

Province VIII	Province of the Pacific	Episcopal Diocese of Alaska>Diocese of Alaska	Fairbanks, Alaska>Fairbanks| 1971| 46| 5,823| 692	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Arizona>Diocese of Arizona	Phoenix, Arizona>Phoenix| 1959| 58| 16,709| 4,916	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of California>Diocese of California| San Francisco| 1857| 75| 17,930| 4,416	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon>Diocese of Eastern Oregon| The Dalles| 1970| 20| 1,651| 571	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real>Diocese of El Camino Real	Salinas, California>Salinas (offices)San Jose (cathedral)| 1980| 40| 6,028| 2,090	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii>Diocese of Hawaii| Honolulu| 1966| 35| 5,860| 1,910	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Idaho>Diocese of Idaho| Boise| 1867| 27| 3,335| 1,013	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles>Diocese of Los Angeles	Los Angeles(diocesan seat in Echo Park, Los Angeles>Echo Park neighborhood; pro-cathedral in downtown L.A.)| 1895| 128| 40,328| 8,041	100px)

Episcopal Church in Micronesia>Diocese of MicronesiaHTTP://EPISCOPALMICRONESIA.ORG/ >TITLE=EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN MICRONESIA HOMEPAGE	ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20130501172249/HTTP://EPISCOPALMICRONESIA.ORG/	URL-STATUS=DEAD, || | 2| 241| 72	100px)

Navajoland Area Mission>Diocese of Navajoland	Farmington, New Mexico>Farmington| 1978| 10| 773| 136	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Nevada>Diocese of Nevada	Las Vegas, Nevada>Las Vegas| 1903| 29| 4,098| 1,590	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Northern California>Diocese of Northern California	Sacramento, California>Sacramento| 1910| 63| 10,160| 3,019	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Olympia>Diocese of Olympia| Seattle| 1910| 90| 19,143| 5,334	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Oregon>Diocese of Oregon	Portland, Oregon>Portland, OR| 1854| 68| 12,137| 3,274	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of San Diego>Diocese of San Diego| San Diego| 1973| 41| 9,869| 3,254	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin>Diocese of San Joaquin	Fresno, California>Fresno| 1961| 19| 1,889| 612	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Spokane>Diocese of Spokane| Spokane| 1892 | 33| 3,564| 1,150	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan>Diocese of Taiwan| Taipei| 1954| 15| 1,148| 614	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Utah>Diocese of Utah| Salt Lake City| 1867| 22| 4,151| 1,038	100px)

Province IX	Province of Latin America	Episcopal Diocese of Colombia>Diocese of Colombia| Bogotá| 1964| 33| 2,696| 2,530	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic>Diocese of the Dominican Republic| Santo Domingo| 1960| 65| 4,247| 1,823	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Central Ecuador>Diocese of Central Ecuador| Quito| 1970| 11| 733| 327	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Litoral Ecuador>Diocese of Litoral Ecuador| Guayaquil| 1988| 26| 7,735| 810	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Honduras>Diocese of Honduras| San Pedro Sula| 1978| 110| 27,972| 3,377	100px)

Episcopal Diocese of Venezuela>Diocese of Venezuela| Caracas| 1972| 25| 577| 266	100px)

Former provinces and dioceses

• Diocese of Central America, now part of the Anglican Communion
• Episcopal Diocese of Duluth (1907–1944, reunited with Diocese of Minnesota)
• Episcopal Eastern Diocese (1811–1843, split into the dioceses of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island)
• Episcopal Church in North Texas (1983-2022, reunited with Diocese of Texas)
• Diocese of Mexico (1973–1985, now part of the Anglican Communion)
• Diocese of the Philippines (1990, now autonomous province)
• Diocese of Quincy (1877–2013, merged with the diocese of Chicago following a schism)
• Diocese of South Florida (1922–1969, divided into dioceses of Central Florida, Southwest Florida, and Southeast Florida)
• Diocese of Western Colorado (1892–1898, 1907–1919, merged into Diocese of Colorado)
• Missionary District of Western Nebraska (1889–1943, merged into diocese of Nebraska)
• Missionary District of Eastern Oklahoma (1911–1918, merged into diocese of Oklahoma)

Military diocese

• Episcopal Diocese of the Armed Services and Federal Ministries

Dioceses no longer in existence

• Duluth reunited with Minnesota in 1943.
• Eastern Diocese comprised all of New England except Connecticut. By 1843, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island had their own dioceses and the Eastern Diocese became MassachusettsThe Episcopal Church Annual, 2004, Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, p. 246
• Analogously, the Episcopal Diocese of Illinois formerly comprised all of Illinois. In 1877, the diocese was divided into three parts, with the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago assuming the legal succession of the former statewide diocese, and the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield and the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy becoming independent. Quincy reunited with Chicago in 2013.WEB, Chicago, Quincy Dioceses To Reunite on September 1,weblink Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, 23 November 2013,
• South Florida see Central Florida, Southeast Florida and Southwest Florida
• The Platte, renamed Laramie, Kearney, and Western Nebraska. In 1943 recombined with Nebraska
• Western Colorado reunited with Colorado in 1919.
• Episcopal Church in North Texas reunited with Episcopal Diocese of Texas in 2022.

Formerly missionary districts

The following were founded as missionary districts of the Episcopal Church but are now full, independent Provinces of the Anglican Communion.

• The Episcopal Church of the Philippines, established during the [hide]History of the Philippines (1898–1946)|American

Colonial Era of the Philippines[edih]

• The Anglican Province of Mexico
• The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
• The Anglican Church in Central America, formed from the missionary dioceses of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.

See also

• List of the Episcopal cathedrals of the United States
• List of Episcopal bishops of the United States

Notes

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References

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External links

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